Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Apple Cart, written in 1929, was perhaps the last of Shaw's plays to kick up any real dust in the theater. Indeed, it marks the point in his career when Shaw began to collect dust as well as kick it up, began to seem stale as well as brilliant. Less the work of a master than of a past master, The Apple Cart still had vital things to say and on occasion a great gift for saying them. There was still the fun of watching a superb showman up to his old tricks-but some of them...
Perhaps their best trick, however, is the quick kick. Captain Bob Rex, a fine blocking back, has developed into one of the most effective quick kickers in recent years. Known as "Mr. Sideways" for the unique way he faces the stands to do his booting, Rex, has averaged 41.5 yards on his sixteen punts to rank eighth in the nation...
Dave Bradley, the Indians' quarterback, completed four touchdown passes and set up another tally on a 65-yard runback of the opening kick-off. Fullback Bill Morton was the other Dartmouth standout, driving through the Crimson line for three scoring runs which averaged 55 yards apiece...
Wary of Brew's spectacular finishing kick, and, therefore, bent on opening up as big a lead as possible before the stretch, Reider changed his usual tactics by jumping into quick lead at the outset of the race, setting a brisk pace. Brew moved up into second place five yards behind Reider at the first big hill, as both began to pull away from the rest of the field...
Then came the barrage. Herb Johnson started the Tech splurge with a beautiful head-in on a corner kick by Subin Banhansupat at 3:05 of the third period. Four and a half minutes later, Boffet took a loose ball, dribbled past the entire Crimson defense, and then punched the ball in the left corner out of goalie Elliot Finkelstein's reach. At 13:00, Boffet again scored unassisted after recovering a blocked shot, this time against Jim Perkins, in for Finkelstein...